The Blacker the Berry, the Quicker They Shoot
Fear is real. Pain is real. Loss is real. Suffering is real.
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police violence
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Protocol: Bait/Switch
What is the protocol for dealing with civilians? What is the protocol for dealing with the police?
Stay Free: Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha
Cha constructs a Los Angeles sharply different from most representations of the city.
Turning and Turning: Jericho Brown’s The Tradition
[T]his is a book in direct conversation with literary tradition.
The Gates of American Belonging: Devi S. Laskar’s The Atlas of Reds and Blues
It begins with a gunshot.
Racism’s Shadow: A Conversation with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Maurice Carlos Ruffin discusses his debut novel, WE CAST A SHADOW.
Blind Hunger, Black Bodies, and Radiohead’s In Rainbows
I’ve seen it coming. This is where it passes through.
Look at How the Bullets Have Missed
I praise everyone I can still touch, their warmth a violent protest against the cold weapons of death.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Justin Phillip Reed
Justin Phillip Reed on his debut collection, Indecency, why he loves struggling with connotation, and the irresponsibility of American society.
An Arduous Reality: Testify by Simone John
Simone John’s first full-length collection of poems, Testify, is a remarkable exercise in documentary poetics.
